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The goal of this NASA Earth Science Enterprise-funded project is to increase the use of satellite data in high school and college science classrooms by developing classroom materials linked to guided inquiry computer exercises. Studying the Earth's Environment from Space (SEES) consists of four modules on the following topics: 1) Stratospheric Ozone, 2) Global Land Vegetation, 3) Oceanography, and 4) Polar Sea Ice Processes.This record encompasses the Oceanography module. The module has three parts, classroom resources, computer lab resources, and a glossary and acronym list. The classroom resources are presented as electronic lectures viewable by a Web browser. Each section can stand alone (you don't have to use the lecture materials to complete the computer lab activities, and the classroom resource materials don't require that you complete the computer lab activities). The computer lab materials contain public domain software for data display and analysis, tutorials, satellite data, and computer exercises for students and an instructors guide. The software is a version of NIH-Image for the Macintosh that was modified by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center especially for SEES. It will also work on Windows machines with a Mac emulator. Image2000, a cross-platform Java version of the software, is expected to be available by the end of year 2000. After a student has learned about the scientific topic, satellites, data, and how to analyze the data, the student may continue on their own scientific discovery by accessing archived and current data from various NASA Earth Science data centers.oceanographyglossaryimage processingremote sensing satellite dataatmospheric scienceenvironmental sciencesea surface temperaturePacific Ocean, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Indian Ocean2DraftPrincipal InvestigatorDr.BlancheWMeesonNational Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)/Goddard Space Flight Center/Earth Sciences Directorate/Scientific and Educational EndeavorsGreenbeltMD20771USA301-614-5341301-614-5620bmeeson@see.gsfc.nasa.govhttp://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html2000-06Last updated as of:Principal InvestigatorElizabethA.SmithOld Dominion University, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Coastal Physical OceanographyCrittenton Hall, 768 West 52nd StreetNorfolk VA23529757-683-5567lizsmith@ccpo.odu.edu2000-06Last updated as of:Principal InvestigatorCDRMichaelAlfultusUnited States Coast Guard AcademyScience Department, 27 Mohegan AveNew LondonCT06320-8101USA860-444-8633MAlfultis@cga.uscg.mil2000-06Last updated as of:ContributerDr.BarbaraGagePrince George's Community College301 Largo RoadLargoMD20774-2199USA2000-06Last updated as of:ContactElizabethA.SmithOld Dominion University, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Center for Coastal Physical OceanographyCrittenton Hall, 768 West 52nd StreetNorfolk VA23529757-683-5567lizsmith@ccpo.odu.edu2000-06Last updated as of:PublisherNational Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)/Goddard Space Flight Center/Earth Sciences Directorate/Scientific and Educational EndeavorsCode 900
GreenbeltMD20771USA helpdesk@see.gsfc.nasa.govhttp://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html2000-06Last updated as of:DLESE Program Center Catalog NumberDLESE-000-000-000-007CreatorMs.HollyDevaulDLESE Program Center (DPC)/ University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)P.O. Box 3000BoulderCO80307-3000USA303-497-2653303-497-8336devaul@ucar.eduhttp://www.dlese.org2000-09-07IMS version 1.1 (June 2000) based on IEEE LOM v3.5 (1999-07-15)entext/htmlimage/gifapplication/pdfhttp://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/SEES/ocean/ocean.htmBrowserNetscape or Microsoft Internet ExplorerSoftwareSEE ImageOperating SystemMacOSPlug-InAdobe AcrobatExercises, software, and images can be downloaded and saved to disk. CD ROMs are being developed by NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators at http://core.nasa.gov/.SEE Image 2.56 68k will run on some Macintosh emulation software such as ARDI's Executor. CurriculumActivity-ComputerAnswer keyIndexInstructors Guide3LearnerTeacherUndergraduate lower divisionUndergraduate upper divisionHigh schoolNoNoThere are no copyright restrictions on any of the materials that appear in the modules. If you use any of these materials in publications, please acknowledge NASA as follows: NASA. Studying Earth's Environment From Space. June 2000. ( the date you accessed these materials) http://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/edu/SEES/.IsPartOfStudying the Earth's Environment from Space Module 1 Stratospheric Ozonehttp://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/SEES/strat/strat.htmDLESE Program Center Catalog NumberDLESE-000-000-000-005IsPartOfStudying the Earth's Environment from Spacehttp://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/SEES/index.htmlDLESE Program Center Catalog NumberDLESE-000-000-000-00XReferencesGlobal Land Vegetationhttp://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/SEES/globa/global.htmDLESE Program Center Catalog NumberDLESE-000-000-000-00XReferencesPolar Sea Ice Processeshttp://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/SEES/polar/polar.htmDLESE Program Center Catalog NumberDLESE-000-000-000-00XReferencesStratospheric Ozonehttp://see.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/SEES/strat/strat.htmDLESE Program Center Catalog NumberDLESE-000-000-000-00XReferencesJet Propulsion Laboratory Physical Oceanography, Distributed Active Archive Centerhttp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov DLESE Program Center Catalog NumberReferencesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)http://www.noaa.govDLESE Program Center Catalog NumberReferencesNOAA's CoastWatch Programhttp://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/NSORS/ML/nsors1.htmlDLESE Program Center Catalog NumberDisciplineDLESE Contolled Vocabulary Keyword ListStandardNational Science Education Standards9-12Standard A Science as inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry9-12Standard D Earth and Space Science: Energy in the Earth system9-12Standard F Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: Environmental quality9-12Standard G History and Nature of Science Standards: Nature of scientific knowledge9-12Standard G History and Nature of Science Standards: Science as a human endeavorThe "standards" characteristic are criteria that illustrate a level to which academic achievement is desired. The standards presented here include the National Science Education Standards and the National Geography Standards. The National Science Education Standards present a vision of a scientifically literate populace. They outline what students need to know, understand, and be able to do to be scientifically literate at different grad levels. The National Geography Standards provide guidelines on what students should know about geography.Content standardK-12ScienceGrade levelDLESE Difficulty Scale (optional) Grade 94Grade 104Grade 114Grade 124Grade 133Grade 143The DLESE Difficulty Scale is used to describe how hard it is to work through a resource for a target grade level. The numerical values for any grade level having the following meaning: 1 is very easy, 2 is somewhat easy, 3 is average, 4 is somewhat difficult, and 5 is difficult for a grade level.Evaluation LevelDLESE Evaluation Level Scale1 ReviewsCollection GroupDLESE Collection Group SpecificationDLESE CollectionsBroad Collection